Man From Atlantis

It's not in a fancy DVD set in a store, but it's also not a fourth-generation burned VHS copy at a sci-fi convention bootleg table.

Um . . . but I would not know anything about that.

This is one of the first shows that enthralled me as a TV-addicted 1970s yute. It had a guy doing superhero stuff in live action. The best part was his webbed fingers and toes. I was sure that my fingers were also webbed. But it turns out I'm from Alabama, not Atlantis. Bummer.

The villain is Victor Buono, King Tut from Batman. He appears to be a kindly scientist, but of course he's evil. Then the Man from Atlantis puts a mind control collar on him and makes him blow up his own undersea lair.

Sure, Patrick Duffy is more famous for being Bobby Ewing on Dallas. But Bobby never swam dolphin style. I never understood that. It's hot in Texas.

Legendary animator Ralph Bakshi's name on it is a big deal (he did the sci-fi cartoon Wizards and the beloved / hated Lord of the Rings.

RevSF's Jayme Blaschke said, "Mighty Mouse is the single best thing Bakshi ever did. Such tight content and budget restrictions forced him to concentrate and not wander off into incomprehensible lunacy."

The show is also a trivia footnote for early work from animators Andrew Stanton and Jim Reardon from Pixar, and John Kricfalusi, creator of Ren and Stimpy.